The R2 Standard is the leading certification for electronics repair and reuse. As the housing body for R2, SERI maintains the R2 Standard, related documentation, guidance, and facilitates its ongoing development.

SERI works with partners throughout the lifecycle of electronic products to ensure that they are managed responsibly. SERI's programs focus on education, outreach, safety, and international development.

SERI offers a variety of educational and training opportunities for recyclers, as well as opportunities for auditors and consultants. These trainings focus on implementing the R2 Standard, realizing a return on the investment in certification, discussing relevant issues or challenges related to recycling practices, and other topics.

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The final auditor training course for the current R2:2013 Standard is scheduled for March 25-27 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Future auditor training courses will not be scheduled until after the release of the new R2v3 Standard in late in 2019. To register, visit the auditor training page of the SERI website: https://sustainableelectronics.org/auditor-training.

One of the goals of the new R2v3 Standard is to clarify requirements and intended outcomes. In areas where more explanation is needed the intent is to incorporate additional detail into the standard to reduce reliance on separate reference documents. Data destruction is one such area where R2v3 will incorporate requirements rather than rely on another source. In areas where customer demand and/or a changing regulatory environment are driving change (such as data security), requirements will be more specific about the expected outcomes.

We have been hearing from many different stakeholders who are eager to view the proposed changes to the R2 Standard and have requested an early copy of the R2v3 draft. While the R2 Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) is close to completing the draft changes, there are still a few remaining items under review that need to be finalized.

Q. We use a data sanitization software to sanitize handsets. For data validation, another department reviews the report that is generated for each handset. The reports indicate that the data wipe has been completed and the phone has passed testing. Does this meet the requirement for validation of the data sanitization process?

Over the past year, SERI has been reviewing a sampling of audit reports from each auditor and certification body (CB) to verify the effectiveness of auditors and CBs in the certification process. The expectation is that auditors will be thorough, accurate, and consistent in their documentation and evaluation of evidence, and that CBs will effectively monitor auditor performance and control quality by ensuring objective evidence backs the certificates they issue.

SERI has been evaluating the benefits of implementing ChainPoint to coincide with the rollout of the next version of the R2 Standard. ChainPoint is an information management software used by other sustainability standards to manage the certification workflow. With the rapid and extensive growth of R2 Certification worldwide (827 facilities in 31 countries), a more robust system for managing the R2 Certification Program would help SERI to maintain low operating costs, and at the same time, help recycle

Some R2 Certified facilities have recently found themselves with a difficult choice: follow the R2 Standard requirements and lose a customer or drop R2 Certification to keep a customer contract. Facilities that are certified to the R2 Standard are responsible for the proper management and disposition of all untested or non-working electronics that pass through their control -- throughout the entire reuse-recycling chain. The R2 Standard requires that all vendors in the downstream chain must be verified prior to receiving untested or non-working electronics from an R2 certified f

The R2 Standard is the leading certification for electronics repair and reuse. As the housing body for R2, SERI maintains the R2 Standard, related documentation, guidance, and facilitates its ongoing development.

SERI works with partners throughout the lifecycle of electronic products to ensure that they are managed responsibly. SERI's programs focus on education, outreach, safety, and international development.

SERI offers a variety of educational and training opportunities for recyclers, as well as opportunities for auditors and consultants. These trainings focus on implementing the R2 Standard, realizing a return on the investment in certification, discussing relevant issues or challenges related to recycling practices, and other topics.